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Exploring Mexico’s Options

The re-election of Donald Trump has brought Mexico’s relationship with the United States back to the fore. The president-elect has made clear on several occasions his intent to crack down on immigration, going so far as to threaten sweeping tariffs against Mexico (and Canada) to induce them to toe the line. The U.S. is by […]

What’s Next for Syria’s Refugees

(click to enlarge) Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011, displaced more than 13 million people, including nearly 5 million who fled abroad. However, with...

Daily Memo: Russia, Turkey Reach Out to Syrian Rebels

Reaching out. Moscow is in direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the rebellion that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria,...

How Russia Defends Its Baltic Lifeline

European authorities are pretty sure someone is deliberately cutting their undersea cables and scrambling ships’ navigation systems in the Baltic Sea, and they are...

Daily Memo: Ethiopia and Somalia Agree to Squash Feud

Path to peace? Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to end their feud over Addis Ababa’s signing in January of a port access deal with the...

Romania Takes an Election Mulligan

Romania’s 2024 presidential election was annulled earlier this month due to foreign interference. In the first round, held on Nov. 24, independent candidate Calin...

Daily Memo: Macron Headed for Warsaw, Russia-China Talks

France and Poland. French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Warsaw on Thursday, reportedly to discuss a plan for a possible European postwar peacekeeping...

The Weakness of Israel’s Approach to War

The Middle East has broken down into a state of extreme combat. The collapse of the system of governance throughout the region has opened...

Daily Memo: Belarus’ Nuclear Weapons, Europe’s ‘Crisis of Leadership’

Belarus and nuclear defense. During a visit to a manufacturing plant in the Belarusian city of Borisov, President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that his country...

After the Fall of Assad, the Middle East Braces for Unrest

Jubilant crowds in some of Syria’s biggest and most politically significant cities toppled statues of former President Hafez Assad over the past week, in...

Daily Memo: Israel Captures Golan Heights, Russia and US in Waiting Mode

Moving in. Following the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s regime, Israeli forces seized control of the demilitarized Golan Heights buffer zone separating southwestern Syria and...

The Syrian Government Has Fallen. Now What?

The Assad regime, which had ruled Syria for nearly half a century, fell over the weekend after rebels took control the capitol of Damascus....

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